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TIL the narrator of Gold Rush, Paul Christie, was also the voice of Moose A. Moose on Noggin in the early 2000s (among many other voice acting roles).

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W7NGL TIL the evolutionary leap from egg laying to placental birth may have been helped by DNA from an ancient retrovirus, which coded for a protein allowing cells around the placenta to fuse, blocking the exchange of maternal-fetal blood and preventing the mother’s immune system from harming the fetus.
Egypo TIL a bridge in Dublin couldn’t open for 4 years because they lost the remote control
ADvNd TIL of Pierre-Simon Laplace, often referred to as the French Newton, he is credited with translating the geometric study of classical mechanics to one based on calculus. Laplace was one of the first scientists to propose the existence of black holes and the theory of gravitational collapse.
8Q8Z TIL that Wikipedia has banned Scientologists from editing any articles having to do with Scientology
8ap0Z TIL seven new rare earth elements have been found in the small Swedish village of Ytterby. Four of the elements are named after the village, ytterbium, yttrium, terbium, and erbium, the other three are holmium, thulium, and gadolinium.